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The growing anthropogenic immune deficit and increased morbidity

Figure 1. Spatio-temporal characteristics of global morbidity in relation to

population growth and long-term exposure to anthropogenic harmful pollutants

Figure 2. Mechanisms of action of anthropogenic pollutants and achievements

of modern technology on the immune response

Figure 2. Anthropogenic congenital abnormalities and regulatory authorities

Figure 3. Some indicative publications

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1950

1960

1970

1980

1990

2000

Diabetes 108 mil (1980) 0,42 bil (2014)

Parkinsons’s disease 2,5 mil. (1990) 6,1 mil (2016)

Breast cancer 0,6 mil. New cases (1980) 1,7 mil (2018)

Non Hodgkin's lymphoma 240.000 (1975) 0,6 mil (2018)

Cong. heart diseases 518.176 (1970) 1,3 mil (2016)

Obesity 280 mil. (1970) 1,3 bil (2018)

Hypertension 600 mil. (1980) 1,0 bil (2008)

COVs cases/deaths 8,422/774 (2002-2003) 111 mil/2,5 mil

1950: 0,3 mil ton 1970: 1,5 mil ton 2017: 4,5 mil ton

1945: 20 species

1955: 100 species

2017 > 3.000 species

Atmospheric pollutants

Pesticides

1960: 20 mil barrels/day

2010: 73 mil barrels/day

Crude oil

Population

1955: 2 bil

2020: 7,5 bil

2010

2020

(…20-02-2021)

1976 Ebola

1981 AIDS

1956 HPV

2009 H1N1

2019 SARS-CoV-2

2012 MERS -CoV

2002–2004 SARS

1968 H3N2

1950 Zica

Spatio-temporal characteristics of global morbidity in relation to

population growth and long-term exposure to anthropogenic harmful pollutants

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Changes of

  • gene expression
  • epigenome
  • DNA

damage

  • Premature

cell death

Changes of

  • cellular, chemical &

non-specific immunity

  • innate & adaptive immunity

Deregulation of

  • count/function of

immune cells

  • helper/memory/

regulatory T cells

  • CD4+T, CD+8T
  • monocytes, giant,

neutral cells

  • phagocytes
  • B cells, antibodies
  • cytokines
  • immunoglobulins

  • Free radicals
  • Oxidative stress
  • Chronic diseases
  • Energy & defence

depletion

  • Change of immune

phenotypes

  • Chronic diseases
  • Autoimmune

diseases

  • Cancer
  • Drug resistance
  • Transgenerational

new diseases

Mechanisms of

action of

anthropogenic

pollutants and

achievements

of modern technology

on the immune

response

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CONCLUSION

WHO recognizes the correlation between pesticide exposure and congenital abnormalities

Many "congenital malformations" and "idiopathic" syndromes are attributed to pesticide exposure

Embryotoxicity and exposure risks remain an open field of research

Pesticide exposure risk assessment needs policy interventions, new methodologies, biomonitoring, studies and collaborations of specialized scientists

Anthropogenic congenital abnormalities and regulatory authorities

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Some indicative publications

Hypospadias in offspring is associated with chronic exposure of parents to organophosphate and organochlorine pesticides. Michalakis M, Tzatzarakis MN, Kovatsi L, Alegakis AK, Tsakalof AK, Heretis I, Tsatsakis A. Toxicol Lett. 2014 Oct 15;230(2):139-45. doi: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2013.10.015. Epub 2013 Oct 25. PMID: 24388412

Pesticide Exposure and Health Related Issues in Male and Female Reproductive System. Written By Stavros Sifakis, Mihalis Mparmpas, Offie P. Soldin and Aristides Tsatsakis. Published: 21 January 2011. DOI: 10.5772/15845

THE ENVIRONMENTAL DISRUPTORS MAY CAUSE CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES - A RESEARCH STUDY. Demetrios Petrakis, Michael Michalakis, (…) Aristides M Tsatsakis. 31st Panhellenic Congress of Paediatric Surgery with international participation, Thessaloniki 6-8 October 2017, in English

Pesticides, cognitive functions and dementia: A review. Aloizou AM, Siokas V, Vogiatzi C, Peristeri E, Docea AO, Petrakis D, Provatas A, Folia V, Chalkia C, Vinceti M, Wilks M, Izotov BN, Tsatsakis A, Bogdanos DP, Dardiotis E. Toxicol Lett. 2020 Jun 15;326:31-51. doi: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2020.03.005. PMID: 32145396

Exposure and Risk Assessment of Pesticide Use in Agriculture Marina Goumenou, Elisavet A. Renieri, Dimitris Petrakis, Alexis V. Nathanail, Veta Kokaraki, Aristidis Tsatsakis, Chapter 14 - Methods for environmental monitoring of pesticide exposure, Editor(s): Claudio Colosio, Aristidis M. Tsatsakis, Stefan Mandić-Rajćević, Athanasios Alegakis, Academic Press, 2021, Pages 347-387, ISBN 9780128124666, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-812466-6.00013-0